GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Fox Valley employer is making a difference in education for area college students.
Amcor donated $118,700 to Fox Valley Technical College to fund several automation, electronics and career exploration projects.
The money was donated in three parts:
- A gift of $58,700 is being used to enhance automation education in the K-12 sector throughout the FVTC district and beyond. As the project gets underway, six schools have been chosen to receive curriculum development and teaching materials for instructors to either start or enhance automation-related coursework in their high schools.
- A gift of $50,000 will help pay for laboratory equipment designed to evaluate the skill levels and competencies of future machine operators. The equipment compliments each of the four modules in the Industrial Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship program (safety, quality, production processes and maintenance awareness). FVTC is budgeting for the remaining cost of the technology and it should be a teaching tool in the classroom in August 2024.
- A gift of $10,000 gift will support the Starting Point 2.0 and EmpowHER programs at FVTC. Both of the pre-enrollment workshops for single mothers and young women without children are designed to help them identify and remove barriers to continuing their education. The programs will expand to Oshkosh in fall 2022.
“It has become increasingly clear that the pool of technical talent – not just for Amcor, but for the many manufacturing companies that operate here – will be integral to supporting successful operations,” says Vanessa Wellens, human resources and communication vice president at Amcor Flexibles North America. “This is why now is exactly the right time for Amcor to support Fox Valley Technical College to deliver the trained, talented workforce we’ll need for the future.”
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